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くーぬち【九・九ち】

kuunuchi

Definition

Number

  1. Nine

Etymology

Attested as early as in the 1711 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu Okinawan dictionary (p. 13), under the spelling コヽノツ kokonotsu.

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Kanji
九ち
Kanaくーぬち
Romanizationkuunuchi

意味:きゅう・く【九】、ここのつ【九つ】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, February 27). くーぬち【九・九ち】 : kuunuchi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/729/kuunuchi/.